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1 Samuel 28:12 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 28 · verse 12
And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.1 Samuel 28:12 · King James Version
1 Samuel 28:12 in context
10And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.
11Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.
12And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.
13And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.
14And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- deceivedrâmâhto hurlH7411 →
- SamuelShᵉmûwʼêlShemuel, the name of three IsraelitesH8050 →
- womanʼishshâha womanH802 →
- criedzâʻaqto shriekH2199 →
- voiceqôwla voice or soundH6963 →
- spakeʼâmarto sayH559 →
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Here, I. Saul seeks for a witch, Sa1 28:7. When God answered him not, if he had humbled himself by repentance and persevered in seeking God, who knows but that at length he might have been entreated for him? but, since he can discern no comfort either from heaven or earth (Isa 8:21, Isa 8:22), he resolves to knock at…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-14